Event: Youth, ICTs and Agriculture
Conference
Theme: 'Agriculture
needs Youth, Agriculture needs ICTs'
Host: Farm Radio Trust; Timveni Media;
National youth Council of Malawi
When: Thursday,
22nd October, 2015
Where: Malawi Institute of Management,
Lilongwe
Audience:
Youth farmers; Youth Clubs; Youth Organisations; Youth Networks; Youth Cooperatives; ICT service providers; Academicians; Students; Development experts; the donor community; Agro-Processors;
Youth farmers; Youth Clubs; Youth Organisations; Youth Networks; Youth Cooperatives; ICT service providers; Academicians; Students; Development experts; the donor community; Agro-Processors;
Admission: MK100, 000.00 exhibition fees
Open to
all registered participants
National
Youth Council of Malawi (NYCOM), Timveni TV and Farm Radio Trust (FRT) have
organised a conference on agriculture, aimed to promote agricultural
productivity among the youth through television, radio and other ICTs. The
conference will bring together young people, agricultural experts, ICT Service
providers, representatives from the banking sector, agro-processors,
representatives of both small and large scale farmers, representatives of
farmer organisations, buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities.
Objectives of the conference
The following are some of the objectives for the conference:
- To showcase and officially launch 'Farm
Out,' a newly introduced youth oriented TV show on Timveni TV.
- To introduce ICTs and how they can be
utilised by the youth in the agricultural sector.
- To give a platform to ICT service
providers to showcase ICTs that are available and can be utilised by the
youth in agricultural productivity.
- To give an opportunity to representatives
in the agricultural sector to showcase products and services that are
available and can be utilised by the youth in agricultural productivity.
- To promote market linkages between young
farmers and agro-processors and manufactures, among others.
- To provide a platform for financial
institutions to interact with young people and discuss how best young
people can work with the banking sector for access to soft loans to
enhance agricultural productivity.
- To for an opportunity to policy makers to
unpack what government has in store for the youth when it comes to
agricultural productivity.
To register, email: info@malawiyouthcouncil.org or
call 01 761 432/01 761 425, or write to The Selection Team, C/O National Youth
Council of Malawi, Lilongwe Street, Plot 47/2/112, P/Bag 389, Lilongwe 3.
Include the following
information:
v Your name or the name of your organization
v How and why you are involved in agriculture
v Why you are interested in the conference
The deadline for registration
is 30th September, 2015. Successful applicants will be notified and allow to
attend the conference.
Youth First! Youth Throughout! Youth Last!
